Personnel
The number of employees increased slightly in 2024 compared to the previous year.
At the end of the year, Bauhaus Luftfahrt had 49 employees, 37 of whom were scientists, with 11 being post-doctoral researchers. The share of female scientists in 2024 was 21 %, and the share of women overall was 34 %.
The number of students also increased slightly. 14 students from a total of 11 nations worked as research assistants and interns or on their student research projects and theses.
In total, 79 people from 18 nations were employed at Bauhaus Luftfahrt in 2024.
Bauhaus Luftfahrt continues to make considerable efforts to recruit highly qualified graduates and scientists from various disciplines to ensure we can provide a high level of scientific research activity.
Finances
In the fiscal year 2024, Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s earnings increased by 12.5 % to 5.9 million EUR. Grants from the Free State of Bavaria increased from 1.58 million EUR to 1.75 million EUR. The membership fees remain stable at 1.1 million EUR.
Revenues from public-funded third-party projects increased by 578 kEUR (+50 %) to 2.1 million EUR in 2024. These earnings are attributable to work on 18 research projects funded by the European Union, the German Federal Government or the Free State of Bavaria. The increase is primarily due to the start of four new projects and the expansion of work on existing projects in 2024.
The project revenues with our industrial partners decreased by 31 % (- 300 kEUR) due to an industrial partner leaving a project funded by the German Federal Government in which Bauhaus Luftfahrt was involved as a subcontractor. Release of accounting provisions and other company earnings generated 302 kEUR in revenue. For the year 2025 Bauhaus Luftfahrt expects earnings to be slightly above 5.9 million EUR. This constant income will be mainly due to revenues from public-funded third-party projects, resulting from Bauhaus Luftfahrt’s immense success in project acquisitions (7 EU projects, 13 projects funded by the German Federal Government or Bavaria).
